People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

17 November, 1857
Partrick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death

20 January, 1921 (aged 63)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• Scottish

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Presbyterian

Occupation or Descriptor

• labour politician
• liberal/conservative politician
• Member of Upper House
• merchant sailor
• pro-conscriptionist
• trade union official